Chapter 76: Don’t Touch My Room

After Zhou Kangmei left, Lin Xiangxi popped out from the corner and asked, “What were you two talking about? You talked for so long.”

“Who else could it be? Big brother.”

“I knew it.” Lin Xiangxi said, “Now I’ve learned my lesson. Whenever Zhou Kangmei shows up, I pretend to be busy. I go to work, she can’t drag me into idle chatter.”

As for Lin Xiangnan, she always looked like she had nothing to do, and her temper was better than Hu Meili’s, so Zhou Kangmei was happy to get close to her.

However, although the two of them had spoken a few times, their relationship was purely superficial.

Unless Zhou Kangmei became the real sister-in-law, they would be strangers in the future, impossible to be friends.

She had already sold all the information she needed to sell, and Lin Xiangnan didn’t want to have any more chance encounters with Zhou Kangmei.

“Forget it, I won’t come back to the restaurant for the next two days. I’ll stay home and practice cooking.”

If she went with Gu Zhenhua to join the army, she would have to cook her own food if she wanted to eat well.

Zhang Dapang had taught her a lot of things, but with a chef cooking, Lin Xiangnan didn’t want to bother. She could mooch a meal whenever she could.

When Lin Xiangnan returned home after eating at the restaurant, she saw Hu Meili gluing paper boxes.

“Hey, why are you gluing paper boxes?”

This work was a kind of poverty alleviation program. The matchbox factory would coordinate with the street office, and the street office would assign the task of gluing paper boxes to the poor households in the street, allowing them to earn some money to supplement their income.

Their family was just an ordinary worker’s family, not rich, but they weren’t in need of help either.

Hu Meili said, “This time, they’re in a hurry. The street office isn’t picky.”

It only earned one or two cents a day. Hu Meili wouldn’t even bother with this in the past, but now that she was out of work, every penny counted.

Lin Xiangnan asked, nodded, and turned to go upstairs to her room.

“She doesn’t do anything all day, she’s going to be lazy to death. She just knows how to ask, but she doesn’t know how to lend a hand.” Hu Meili couldn’t help but mutter while working.

She had secretly hoped for a moment.

Who knew Lin Xiangnan would ask and then run away.

Their family didn’t lack money for food, Lin Xiangnan didn’t care about this little money, Hu Meili was bored and willing to do it, so she did it. Lin Xiangnan was not willing to do it.

Lin Xiangnan didn’t react, Hu Meili didn’t hold back, and directly shouted, “If you have nothing to do this afternoon, come help me glue paper boxes.”

In this situation, she had to have something to do.

Lin Xiangnan stood on the balcony and replied, “I’m busy this afternoon.”

Then, she ‘slap’ closed the door.

Hu Meili said angrily, “That kid Xiaonan is the most worrisome. I never see her shadow, I don’t know what she’s doing out there. I really want to chain her to my side.”

Grandma Hu was calm. “You’re still young. When you reach my age, you’ll know what it means to ‘not be deaf or dumb to be a family patriarch.’ They’re all grown up, Xiaonan is even married, you’ll only get complaints if you meddle too much.”

Hu Meili took a deep breath and endured it.

She couldn’t stand Lin Xiangdong saving every penny to compensate Sun Xiaod ie.

She couldn’t stand Lin Xiangnan being idle and wandering around all day.

She couldn’t stand Lin Xiangxi’s monthly allowance, all his pocket money going into his own mouth.

Hu Meili was used to being the head of the household, even though she held back from scolding her children, she couldn’t help but complain to her own mother.

“You can’t be poor by eating or wearing, it’s the lack of planning that makes you poor for a lifetime. My three kids, none of them know how to plan.”

“What are you afraid of? They have jobs, they have leaders, they’ll be stable for the rest of their lives.”

In Grandma Hu’s opinion, the three children Hu Meili gave birth to were actually pretty good. They all had iron rice bowls. Lin Xiangnan too, Gu Zhenhua was her guarantee for the rest of her life. If Gu Zhenhua really had an accident, the organization would arrange another job for Lin Xiangnan.

As long as they had jobs, they could live a stable life for the rest of their lives.

People nowadays could work in one factory for a lifetime. The factory provided food and lodging, helped with childcare, reimbursed medical expenses, and even provided housing…

Hu Meili had secured not only her children’s jobs, but also their security for the rest of their lives.

All three children were settled, she had retired, and she had her own mother to help her with psychological work. Hu Meili’s temper had noticeably improved.

In the evening, Lin Xiangnan used a large spoonful of oil to stir-fry bean sprouts. She secretly looked at Hu Meili’s face, only to see her with a sullen expression, but she didn’t say anything.

“You brag about your cooking skills, how can the dishes cooked with so much oil not be delicious?” Hu Meili said with a sneer. “With your amount of oil, I could cook delicious food too.”

Lin Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, “Your cooking is already very good. Who said your cooking is bad? I’ll scold her for you.”

Hu Meili rolled her eyes at her, suddenly seeing a new golden hair clip on Lin Xiangnan’s hair, she couldn’t hold back.

“You just know how to be pretty all day long. Aren’t you afraid of people gossiping?”

“I bought it at the department store, can’t I buy it and wear it?”

Lin Xiangnan also knew what Hu Meili was worried about.

Gu Zhenhua was not at home, she didn’t work, and she was always dressed up and going out. If it went on for too long, people would definitely gossip.

“When Gu Zhenhua sends me a telegram, I’ll go join him in the army, I won’t be in your way anymore.”

“Go, go, go, hurry up and go. I can’t wait for you to leave.”

With the current social atmosphere, Lin Xiangnan was actually a little scared. Liu Hongying had hugged two men and was sent to a labor camp. Even if another handsome guy appeared in front of her now, Lin Xiangnan wouldn’t dare to act.

Besides, Gu Zhenhua wasn’t bad either. He was handsome, had a good temper, and she was quite satisfied.

Especially after witnessing Lin Xiangdong’s ability to attract peach blossoms, she was even more satisfied with Gu Zhenhua.

As soon as Gu Zhenhua’s telegram arrived, Lin Xiangnan immediately packed her bags and prepared to run away.

But she was like this, Hu Meili had another opinion. “You heartless girl. It’s only a month before New Year’s, you don’t even know how to spend the New Year at home before you leave.”

Lin Xiangnan wouldn’t fall for that.

“You’ll miss me when I’m gone. You find me annoying when I’m in front of you. Don’t say a month, if I stay at home, you’ll nag me tomorrow.”

This was true, Hu Meili still insisted, “You’re talking nonsense.”

She had been controlled by Hu Meili for too long, she had to go and find her long-lost freedom!

“I’ll go to the family compound to scout it out first. If it’s fun, I’ll write to you and you can come find me. If the conditions are bad, I’ll come back after the New Year.” Lin Xiangnan reminded, “Don’t touch my room.”

“I know. I wouldn’t dare touch your room.”

Nowadays, houses couldn’t be bought or sold normally. It was hard to buy a house even with money. This room was Lin Xiangnan’s only territory. If she really couldn’t get along with Gu Zhenhua, she could still come back.